Career Roadmap
Martha's work combines: Education, Writing, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Environmental Studies
Antioch University-Midwest
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Social and Community Service Managers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Having 2 daughters and wanting them to have varied, fun and challenging growth experiences.
2.
Putting the first one into a Girl Scout Troop.
3.
Moving to a new area where I wanted the daughter to continue in Girl Scouts to meet other girls.
4.
Volunteering to lead a Girl Scout Troop when no other mother would do it.
5.
Becoming the Service Unit Director and overseeing 35 troops.
6.
Volunteering to direct a Girl Scout Day Camp so it would not stop happening every summer.
7.
Being asked to work for Girl Scouts as a staff member.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You should stop being a teacher and avoid working in public schools. You shouldn't do so much volunteer work.
How I responded:
I went on doing what I wanted to do as long as it gave me pleasure. That meant I did stop teaching in public schools and I did not stop volunteering. I did try to compartmentalize volunteering so my family would have more family time. Volunteering led to a paying job that incorporates what I loved doing as a volunteer with earning a paycheck.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Working from home meant I had to help my family learn to give me space to work. Having an office in the house helped create work separation. I tried to work while everyone else was at work or school and be available when they returned home.